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Columbus, Ohio - When Ohio's medical marijuana law takes effect Sept. 8, people can possess and use the drug without going to jail. But the new law doesn't specify where people can get marijuana. Lawmakers have said that until the state's dispensaries are set up, residents can travel to...

Andy Kaplan has been practicing law with the Cincinnati office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease for more than 30 years. He focused on civil litigation then labor and employment law. Last year, almost accidentally, he added another file to his portfolio: marijuana. The Cincinnati native and...

Andy Kaplan has been practicing law with the Cincinnati office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease for more than 30 years. He focused on civil litigation then labor and employment law. Last year, almost accidentally, he added another file to his portfolio: marijuana. The Cincinnati native and...

The University of Washington School of Law's Cannabis Law and Policy Project hosted its first annual conference on Washington state marijuana policy on June 14, 2016. Rick Garza, Director of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes kicked off...

It's summer! The season in which most Americans seek to do some deep unwinding by hopping in the car, on a plane, or a ship and getting away from it all. There is one thing millions of people aren't seeking to leave behind, though, and it's also headily conducive to a deep unwind: weed...

Mexico, Missouri - A smartphone camera poked out of his shirt pocket. An attorney stood at his side. And in his right hand was a manila folder containing a printout of a law whose impotence would soon be revealed. "Hi, there," said Aaron Malin to a jailer behind a security window at the Audrain...

On June 8, Gov. Kasich signed into law HB 523, allowing very limited use of medicinal marijuana. This bill allows only 20 conditions, including no home grow, no smoking of dried flower, only vaporization. This type of limited bill will encourage people to stay in the underground market...

On June 8, Gov. Kasich signed into law HB 523, allowing very limited use of medicinal marijuana. This bill allows only 20 conditions, including no home grow, no smoking of dried flower, only vaporization. This type of limited bill will encourage people to stay in the underground market...

Marijuana has been legalized in Colombia for medicinal and scientific use. But is Colombia ready? Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a law that legalized the growth and sale of medicinal marijuana. He joins Latin American countries like Uruguay who hope to take the...

Marijuana has been legalized in Colombia for medicinal and scientific use. But is Colombia ready? Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a law that legalized the growth and sale of medicinal marijuana. He joins Latin American countries like Uruguay who hope to take the...

Columbus, Ohio - Part of Ohio's new medical marijuana law that sets aside a piece of the state's budding pot business for minorities appears to be unconstitutional, legal experts told The Associated Press. The provisions were inserted into the fast-tracked bill at the request of Democrats...

My wife and I both have medical cannabis cards. If we are flying within California, shouldn't we be OK to carry cannabis and our vape with us in our carry-on, or in our checked baggage? - BF Yes! As long are you stay in Cali, you are all good! Bring a copy of your letter of recommendation...

My wife and I both have medical cannabis cards. If we are flying within California, shouldn’t we be OK to carry cannabis and our vape with us in our carry-on, or in our checked baggage? - BF Yes! As long are you stay in Cali, you are all good! Bring a copy of your letter of recommendation with...

Parents hoping to treat seriously ill children with medical marijuana cheered when Pennsylvania's new law included a "safe harbor" provision allowing them to import the medicines right away, rather than waiting for the law to take full effect in two years. Legal experts are now saying there...

Parents hoping to treat seriously ill children with medical marijuana cheered when Pennsylvania's new law included a "safe harbor" provision allowing them to import the medicines right away, rather than waiting for the law to take full effect in two years. Legal experts are now saying there...

Hawaii's medical marijuana dispensary law isn't perfect - far from it - but it's a start, and the state needs to begin somewhere. That's how lawmakers characterized the up-and-coming dispensary system Thursday evening to a fired up crowd in Pahoa, many who pointed out what they called flaws in...

Hawaii's medical marijuana dispensary law isn't perfect - far from it - but it's a start, and the state needs to begin somewhere. That's how lawmakers characterized the up-and-coming dispensary system Thursday evening to a fired up crowd in Pahoa, many who pointed out what they called flaws in...

A bright flash of reason emerged in the haze of Toronto's new war on drugs this week, when the Toronto Board of Health supported a Joe Cressy motion to essentially ask the federal government what ought to be done about marijuana over the next year or so. That's how long Prime Minister Justin...

Denver, Colo. KKTV Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law on Monday that would require school districts to adopt a policy to allow medical marijuana.The law only applies to students who have a license to use non-smokeable marijuana. Many families have found that the drug works well to...

Denver, Colo. KKTV Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law on Monday that would require school districts to adopt a policy to allow medical marijuana.The law only applies to students who have a license to use non-smokeable marijuana. Many families have found that the drug works well to...